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Redemption vs Atonement - What's the difference?

redemption | atonement |

As nouns the difference between redemption and atonement

is that redemption is the act of redeeming or something redeemed while atonement is a repair done for the sake of a damaged relationship.

redemption

English

(wikipedia redemption)

Noun

  • the act of redeeming or something redeemed
  • the recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article
  • salvation from sin
  • rescue upon payment of a ransom

    • Derived terms

    * beyond redemption * past redemption * redemption fatigue * redemption price * redemption value

    atonement

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A repair done for the sake of a damaged relationship.
  • The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.

    • Derived terms

    * blood atonement * limited atonement * vicarious atonement

    See also

    * penance, expiation * Yom Kippur (Jewish holiday) * adunatio * (pedia) English words prefixed with at-